The cold/flu season is upon us and unless you're living in a bubble chances are you know someone who is or was fighting off a bug of some sort.  The purpose of this blog is not how to stay healthy or prevent getting sick.  Instead, I want to (very simply) explain how your body works when you get sick.

 Many of us link the true sign of being sick to having a fever.  Still others see a runny nose and immediately think the worst.  These bodily functions among others are very typical when the body is fighting off a pathogen like a bacteria or more commonly a virus. A fever is a perfectly natural response to an infection that acts to essentially burn off the organism causing the disease.  Fever is often times associated with being uncomfortable, aching, or even being delirious.  These are symptoms caused by the toxicity in our body, NOT by the fever.  Too often we respond to a fever by taking medication to reduce the fever which is like killing the messenger.  Now, we are sick and preventing our body from effectively fighting to clear the toxicity from our system.

 Instead of making your body work even harder to fight off an infection, focus on giving your body what it needs.  Plenty of fluids, fruits and veggies, and NO sugar and processed foods.  You may be uncomfortable for a brief time while your immune system clears the toxicity from the body but you will be back to 100% much quicker! 

 Understanding your body in paramount in maintaining your health and overall well-being.  If you've missed the posts detailing how to stay healthy and avoid flu season altogether and do find yourself fighting off a "bug", remember, your body is an amazing creation that is well equipped to handle what's going on if you let it. 

Yours in health,

Dr. Welsh